Not connected

Nate and I are having an amazing time but we are unable to connect my
computer and so no blog entries. Hopefully within the next couple days
I will be and will post. Until then.
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Meeting cousins

Nate finaly met his cousins! From right to left, Nate, Colomba, Clemente, and Salvador.



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Sleeping

My sweet little angel sleeping while waiting in line to check in to
second leg of our journey.

Packed and Ready

2 Suitcases , 70 lbs each, 2 backpacks, a purse, a stroller and Mickey Mouse! oh wait, Nate and I too. I think we are ready. Most of the packing happened last night while Mike took Nate to the gym. No interruptions from Nate. It was nice. Nate woke up this morning all excited about going on an airplane. Still not sure if he knows what he is in for. Last time we took a flight together we were flying from Honolulu to Los Angeles - a 5 hour flight. He slept the first hour and a half but the rest of the flight all he wanted to do was go to the bathroom. The first couple of visits to the bathroom was not so bad. But it was all down hill after that. We must have used the bathroom at least twenty times. Most of the time he didn't even need to but he was potty training and was not sure if it was going to be a false alarm. By the time we got home, I was so grossed out that my only mission was to take a shower. Yuck! This time the flight is much longer. Sacrameto to Los Angeles is not too bad. Only an hour flight but then from Los Angeles to Pananma City it will be a 6 hour 18 minute flight then from Panama City to Santiago another 6 hours and 23 minutes. Hopefully Nate will not be so interested in the bathroom. We arrive at 8:07 pm or 3:07 pm our time. And we are off...

Stressed Out

I love Nate like there is no tomorrow. The sun rises and sets with him. And on occasion there are days when he requires much more of my attention then others. On those days I give him 110%. Those days are when even the simplest chores do not get done. Simple chores as in maybe washing the dishes or maybe doing a load of laundry or even taking a shower. And I don't mind giving him this kind of attention because at the end of the day he is happy. But those days are also extremely difficult and yesterday was one of them. I have 1001 things on my mind in getting ready for this trip to Chile and Nate's needs puts a complete stop on anything I needed to do. I was stressed out! But then around 4 pm yesterday I got lucky, Mike came home early and Nate decided he wanted to nap (he had given his naps up). I pretty much ran out of the house to get my errands done. Unfortunately it was right in the middle of traffic so everywhere I seem to go would take forever. What I think would take 30 minutes to do ends up taking 3 hours. I came home and Nate was still napping. I thought he might be down for the night but then he was up and did not go back to sleep till almost 11 pm. Hopefully today will be an easier day.

Chloe

Nate's godmother Lilia, has a gorgeous daughter named Chloe and it seems that Nate is quite taken by her. Our first leg of our trip is a flight from Sacramento to Los Angeles. Lilia will be picking us up and plan on spending the evening with her and family before going back to airport to catch the 1 am flight. Nate is so excited about seeing Chloe. So we noticed that Nate was singing"Jingle Bells" and reminded him that Christmas is over. We further explained to him that the next holiday coming up is Valentine's Day. We asked him if he knew what Valentine's Day is and his response was "Chloe"!!! I think he may be in love. I wonder how Chloe feels about that?

I wanna go airplane!

Nate is my sun, moon and stars. A miracle in my life. If I could offer him the world I would. I am taking him to Chile in a few days. This is, hopefully, the first of many trips to Chile. I was born in Chile and raised in California. I am hoping Nate will be able to tap into his Chilean roots by introducing him to not only the country but the many relatives he has. A part of his background that I am hoping he will embrace and take it with him for the rest of his life. He is at an age where he is a sponge just soaking up information. My goal is to have him speaking Spanish as well as he speaks English.

In preparing for this trip I read online someplace that I should start prepping him by showing him photos of where we are going and people we will be seeing. I thought a week before would be a good time. Wow, what a reaction! He immediately got his backpack and starting loading it up with the things he wants to take. Next thing I know, he is asking when are we going to go on the airplane and has not stopped. Maybe I should have waited until the day before. He has been reciting his cousins name "Colomba, Clemente and Salvador." He is anxious! Although I know he will have an amazing time, I don't think he quite understands that his Daddy is not going. This will be the longest the both of us will be without Mike. We will miss him something fierce.

Well, I guess it's time to pack....